Simbiko haisimbuki ila kwa msukosuko
SEnglish Translation
A firmly fixed peg cannot be removed without struggle
Context & Meaning
Entrenched problems require great effort to solve
Proverb ID
#466Type
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Proverbs starting with "S"
Sikio haliali na njaa
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Shika! Shika! na mwenyewe nyuma
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"Hold him! Hold him!" and you yourself are lagging...
Sikio la kufa halisikii dawa
A dying ear does not feel the medicine
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Sumu ya neno ni neno
The antidote to a word is a word
The antidote to a word is a word
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